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The laws, rushed through parliament less than a fortnight ago, have also been criticised for being so broad they can potentially be used to outlaw activist groups, trade unions or other organisations the government begins to dislike.

For reasons inexplicable the parliamentary committee and public consultation processes were blatantly binned by the Newman Government, Mr Coyne says.

"This flurry of backdoor secretive legislative action is both unprecedented and a significant blight on the democratic principles which found our lucky country," he said.

Palmer United Party federal leader Clive Palmer has called on federal Attorney-General George Brandis to intervene in the increasingly acrimonious dispute between the Newman government and the Queensland judiciary.

Mr Palmer said verbal attacks by Premier Campbell Newman on Queensland judges, including his claim they live in "ivory towers", were unacceptable and threatened the long-standing separation of powers.

For Mr Newman and Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie to seek to override the authority of judges and to publicly abuse them is very dangerous, he said.

"Federal Attorney-General George Brandis needs to have a quiet word and explain to them the appropriate behaviour for people in their position towards the judiciary," Mr Palmer said.

"Queenslanders don't want a government that rules by dictatorship and effectively eliminates the rule of law."